A concubine enters the mansion? Reborn, three matchmakers and six engagements to marry the Prime Min

Su Qingyu frowned upon hearing this, "Isn't this nonsense? If the late queen and Prince Zhan really had an affair, how could the emperor still be thinking about the late queen for so many years?"

"The person who said this has ill intentions and is treating the emperor as a fool."

Yang also said: "Who says it's not true? But the rumor spread too quickly. These people dare not say it openly, but they are talking about it happily in private."

"Especially the common people, what they like to hear most is the dirty things of the royal family, and who knows what kind of mess it will turn into."

Su Qingyu remembered that Shen Zhixiu went out last night, probably because of this matter.

The old lady was afraid that Su Qingyu would be upset and feel bad about these things, so she said, "Let them deal with these things."

Then he asked Yang, "Today is the 26th. Have you sent out all the New Year gifts you prepared for each family?"

Yang said, "They have all been sent out, mother, don't worry."

The old lady said okay, glanced at Su Qingyu's belly, and instructed Yang, "I think it's over the New Year, so let the midwife wait in the west courtyard."

Su Qingyu smiled and said, "It's still early, don't worry."

The old lady advised her, "You are young and have little experience. How can you be sure of such things? Be prepared. No matter what happens, we have a response, so we won't panic when the time comes."

"My mother is the one who thinks things through. I am young, and I haven't thought through many things as thoroughly as she has." Su Qingyu said at the right time.

Yang also echoed, "Mother is the pillar of our family. We sisters-in-law still have a lot to learn from her."

The old lady pointed at the two of them and said with a smile: "Are your mouths filled with honey?"

Then he said, "There are some things you can't think of, and it's not your fault. When I first married into the Shen family, I was not as stable as you. At that time..."

Su Qingyu liked listening to the old lady talk about the past the most. Time passed quickly as the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatted with each other.

Shen Zhixiu was busy these days, and Su Qingyu was bored alone, so she often had lunch at Qingyuan Residence. When Shen Zhixiu came back to visit the old lady, she would pick her up.

When the two of them returned to the West Courtyard that day, Su Qingyu talked about the rumors about Song Hongshen.

He asked, "Didn't the Song family find a way to quell the rumors? If they continue to spread like this, it won't be a good thing."

Shen Zhixiu supported her and looked at the road carefully. Hearing this, he said, "The prince saw that the wind direction in the court was not favorable to him in the past few months. So he was anxious and started to play dirty tricks."

"They don't dare to make a big fuss, so there's no need to pay any attention to them."

Rumors mean nothing in the face of true strength.

As long as Song Hongshen is strong enough, the prince will inevitably lose his composure. One wrong step will lead to an abyss.

Su Qingyu nodded as if she understood, and said nothing more.

That evening, several caravans of horse-drawn carriages entered the capital. The manager of the caravan secretly met with the prince's confidant after entering the city.

At night, Shen Zhixiu wrote a secret letter and sent it to Su Yuanzhou, the Prince of Ning in the northern border.

In the following days, although the capital seemed lively and festive on the surface, the situation was actually turbulent.

But Shen Zhixiu didn't tell Su Qingyu a word about these things. She was almost full-term, and he didn't dare to make any mistakes.

This New Year, because the eldest son was still in mourning, the Shen family did not make a big fuss. The family only had a reunion dinner and stayed up with the old lady.

Before dinner, the palace sent dishes to the Shen family.

Of course, what’s important is not the food, but the emperor’s regard for the Shen family and Lord Shen.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Emperor Xuande hosted a banquet for civil and military officials and ladies of honor in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Among the three sisters of the Su family, only Su Zhilan went.

For Su Zhilan, going to the palace for a banquet would be worse than going to Prince Ning's mansion to gossip with her fourth sister.

But she had no say in this matter now. She was conferred the title of county princess by the emperor, and was the princess consort of Song Hongshen who had never married.

The virtuous concubine specially sent someone to greet her and asked her to sit in Zhaohua Palace when she entered the palace.

Su Zhilan knew that Concubine Xian was doing this to save face for the Emperor.

But she was Song Hongshen's unmarried princess, so she had to give face to the emperor.

According to the rules, Hai Shi was not eligible to enter the palace today. But the palace specially sent her a letter, probably because Su Zhilan was young, so her mother Hai Shi accompanied her into the palace.

After getting on the carriage, Hai reminded Su Zhilan of many rules.

Although Su Zhilan often has unorthodox ideas, at times like this, she listens very carefully and will definitely do what Hai says.

Don't cause trouble for your mother, and don't cause trouble for yourself.

When the mother and daughter arrived at the palace gate and changed to a sedan chair, they happened to meet Leng Zichan, the third daughter of the Leng family. She was also the one who was engaged to Rong Shizi before, but her marriage was ruined by Song Hongshen.

At this time, Leng Zichan was arrogantly ordering the sedan bearer, "Go to Zhaohua Palace. I want to pay my respects to my aunt."

Su Zhilan did not recognize Leng Zichan, and only found out her identity after hearing the discussions of people around her.

I heard that she had been in mourning for the old lady of the Leng family who passed away, and she had only been out of mourning for three months.

Su Zhilan just took a look and then went to the Hall of Supreme Harmony in a sedan chair.

When they arrived at the gate of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Su Zhilan got out of the sedan chair and then hurried to help Hai get out.

Before the mother and daughter reached the entrance of the main hall, they met Song Wanwan again.

Song Wanwan paid her respects to Hai as a junior, and then took Su Zhilan aside to talk. They looked so close, just like real sisters.

"Aunt, my mother is inside. Let's go in and talk." Song Wanwan was very respectful to Hai.

When the three of them were walking inside, they were suddenly blocked by a palace maid.

Su Zhilan was not familiar with the palace, but Song Wanwan recognized that the man looked like someone close to Concubine Xian of Zhaohua Palace, and she immediately became alert.

The person who came was Ting He, the chief maid of Zhaohua Palace. She bowed in front of the people and said, "Our queen invites Princess Anping to come to Zhaohua Palace to talk."

After she finished speaking, Hai finally understood who the visitor was.

It was common knowledge in the court that Concubine Xian and the Song family were not on good terms.

So Hai immediately said, "I wonder what the virtuous concubine wants me to do? She is young and I am afraid she will offend the virtuous concubine. Can I go with her?"

Su Chengxun was only a fourth-rank assistant censor-in-chief. People in the palace always flattered the powerful and looked down on the weak, so naturally they did not take Hai seriously.

Ting He raised her neck and said proudly, "The Queen did not summon Madam, so it is against the rules for Madam to go there rashly."

"Please don't embarrass me, Madam. The virtuous concubine is still waiting for my reply."

Su Zhilan thought that the words that Concubine Xian had sent to the mansion were just a courtesy. She didn't expect that she would actually send someone to summon her.

She was also annoyed by Tinghe's tone. She was just a servant in the palace, but she thought of herself as the master.

Just as she was about to speak, she heard Song Wanwan say in a cold tone: "I want to go see the virtuous concubine, so let's go with sister Zhilan."

As he spoke, he drew out the whip in his hand and snapped it twice on his palm.

If you make her angry, she doesn't mind seeing blood in the palace on New Year's Day.

Ting He knew this guy's temper and was so scared that he didn't dare to say a word.

She was afraid that if she said a few more words, the eldest daughter of the Song family would whip her.

"Please come in, Lady Anping, please come in, Miss Song."

Ting He's tone became much more respectful, and even when he bowed to Hai and took his leave, the amplitude of his movements was much larger than before.